Wishing you a Merry Christmas from St Ives

Wow!  Only seven days to go until Christmas and here at Carbis Bay Holidays we are all prepared!  Are you?  Our properties are festively decorated and the mince pies have been ordered for our guests to enjoy on arrival.  We even have a seasonal photoshoot planned too!

If you're in St Ives, have a great stay with us and don't forget to check our website for what's on in December.  If you're not holidaying in St Ives, then have a super Christmas and we look forward to welcoming you to Cornwall in 2013.

Do let us know what you think of our St Ives version of '12 Days of Christmas' - we had great fun creating it!

Best wishes,


Alan, Sheena, Amanda, Richard, Alex, Tamsin and Tasha

Things to See and Do in and around St Ives over the Festive Period

Christmas Lights Tour

Many of the towns and villages in the local area go to great efforts with their Christmas light displays. Our favourite displays are:

• St Ives
• Mousehole
• Leedstown
• Hayle
• Angarrack

Conjure up a Fantastic New Years Fancy Dress Costume

There are a few places where we highly recommend you search for your fancy dress costumes: 

• Trawl through the towns charity shops – they tend to save up some really good items which make for the perfect New Years fancy dress outfit.

• You can normally hire/purchase costumes from the St Ives Operatic Society a couple of days before New Years. They are normally located within the St Ives Backpackers Hall on The Stennack.

• Fancy dress shops in Penzance – these can be found on Market Jew Street and Causeway Head.

 Kidz R Us Panto

Whether it's just the two of you or the whole family, this year's Kidz R Us panto ‘Aladdin’ offers great entertainment as usual.  Very professional, funny and well worth a watch.  Performances are on the 28th, 29th and 30th December at 2pm and 6pm. Tickets are selling out fast, so make sure you book your tickets now to avoid disappointment. www.kidzrus.net